Mcps GT
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Anonymous
| Spin off from the other thread... Just curious if those of you with children accepted. Is it necessary for your kds to get all/mostly ES' on the grade card? |
Anonymous
| No. |
Anonymous
| Not All ES's certainly - and I think that some would depend on test scores as well. My kid's scores were near the median across board but he has quite a few ES's from 2d grade through now. |
Anonymous
| Mine had zero ESs. |
Anonymous
| very heavily dependent on the test |
Anonymous
| I don't think the grades matter. We were told by our child's HGC teacher that she was on the selection committee and that they decided to treat ES grades the same as P. |
Anonymous
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Not a single ES ever. All Ps this yet but last year even had a few Is here and there. Our school is very stingy with the ES. Apparently its not even possible to get one in math or spelling.
He just scored really well on the GT test. No teacher has ever even remarked that my child was particularly gifted. I knew he was smart but I think the way the curriculum is , teachers can't see it. |
Anonymous
Agree. Similar situation here. I'm glad my child is a good test taker, because without that ability I don't know how a child can be distinguish him/her self in this new curriculum/grading system. In our home school, basically everyone gets a P. Hardly any ES's are given and a child basically has to fail completely to get an I or N. With everyone getting P's all the time, the grades all look the same on paper, so standardized tests become all the more important. Not great for those with children who don't test well. |
Anonymous
| I think my DD had one ES in math and that was it. All Ps with an I or two in second grade. |
Anonymous
If school grades don't matter and they strictly do not take the top 100 test scorers then Principal and third grade teacher bias must creep into the decision! Bias is bias -- good or bad. Start polishing the apple and organizing the Xmas gifts and end of year gifts for your teacher! |
Anonymous
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I think grades and school performance do matter some but yes the test is probably the overriding factor. My son did so well on the test that I think there was no question. Plus he scored very well on the MAP-M and MAP-R tests this fall so I think that influenced his teachers impression of his abilities.
He is certainly no teacher's favorite that is for sure. |
Anonymous
| GT is determined by test scores, not grades. |
Anonymous
| Maybe they look at the "report cards" just to see how much acceleration they received in 2nd and 3rd grade. |
Anonymous
I disagree. The tests are very important -- but the other ways to distinguish them are based on the teacher/school recommendation and the parents' recommendation. In our parent recommendation we provided specific examples of our child's work on projects and interests outside the classroom rather than just a general description and we believe that aided in the selection committee's assessment of the application. We didn't just state that our child needed the challenge provided at the center --were very specific as to why. And no, we don't think our school principal and teacher played favorites as we rarely go into the school to volunteer or to speak with the teacher. If such "bias" was one factor, we know of another very bright child whose parents are well liked and very involved with the school, but who did not receive an invitation to the HGC and under the "bias" theory should have. |
Anonymous
| We spent 10 minutes on the parent form. Our child was accepted. I think it was based on his test scores. |